Crackers And Grape Juice Podcast

Why does the church spend so much time talking about Advent? Isn't Christmas about fighting the culture wars and getting upset about the cups at Starbucks? There could be more to Advent than what you're being told on Sunday mornings.

Morgan and Mike talk about growing up as weird nerdy kids. Mike shares about his loss of faith and powerful encounter with Jesus on the beach that brought him back to Christianity. Then Mike talks about the brain science of fundamentalism and other nerdy topics.

For Episode 58, Teer and Morgan caught up with Mike Morrell to talk about his new book with Richard Rohr, The Divine Dance.

Teer linked up with an all-star lineup for a conversation about Jason's new book, "Cancer is Funny." JC Herz, Tony Jones, Todd Littleton, Jeff Pugh, and Kendall Soulen chimed in on why cancer is funny and why this book is needed in our theological discussions. All of the guests know Jason from different arenas of Jason's life and because of that you will hear differing perspectives on Jason's newest book.

Max Kuecker and Jane Liu worked for years with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, an evangelical college ministry that recently decided to purge its LGBT-affirming leadership. Max and Jane have launched Incarnation Ministries, an LGBT-affirming evangelical college ministry.

In the wake of the 2016 election, Morgan talks with Suhuey and Jen, United Methodist Hispanic Youth, about how racism recently intruded upon a gathering of youth in North Carolina.

In one of our best conversations yet, Jason and Taylor talk with Becca Stevens. Becca is an Episcopal priest at Vanderbilt Chapel in Nashville, Tennessee, author of Snake Oil and many other books, and, most importantly, she is the founder of Thistle Farms, the largest social enterprise in the U.S. run by survivors of sex trafficking. She's also up for CNN's Hero award. Voting is open until 12/6 and you can vote as many as 10x/day - please support this impressive endeavor. I don't throw around the term 'blessed' very often but that's how I felt for having gotten the change to talk with Becca.

In this episode, Jason and Taylor talk with Kenneth Tanner and Fleming Rutledge about a variety of subjects including preaching preparation, Black Lives Matter, difficult sermons, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Somehow Teer & Jason got David Fitch fired up about Faithful Presence. In Faithful Presence, noted pastor and scholar David Fitch offers a new vision for the witness of the church in the world. He argues that we have lost the intent and practice of the sacramental ways of the historic church, and he recovers seven disciplines that have been with us since the birth of the church.

Jason, Teer, and Fleming react to Tuesday's election. Fleming reflects on Daniel's prayer and helps us understand how we are agents of God.

We've made it! On episode 50 the guys look back on their favorite and funniest moments. We also consider who their favorite guests were and who we wish we could interview.Todd Littleton & Tripp Fuller check in to congratulate the team as well as bust our balls a bit. Future episodes include David Fitch, Avalon's Melissa Green, Colby Martin, and Jason will be releasing a book.Thank you to everyone who has supported this project. It was unimaginable last year that this podcast would turn into the resource it has become for us and our listeners.

Jason sits down with Luke Norsworthy, host of the popular Newsworthy with Norsworthy podcast. Not only is his podcast miles ahead of Crackers and Grape Juice, compared to Luke Jason looks like genetic garbage. Luke also keeps it weird as the pastor of Westover Hills Church in Austin, Texas. You can check out his podcast here: https://lukenorsworthy.com

Who is Kenneth Tanner?Ken is best known for his Facebook memes. No, they are not memes about cats playing a piano but instead are of the theological flavor. Ken has found a way to utilize what is normally a means of poking fun or ridiculing someone, to now be a way of sharing theological ideas in a way that is more accessible than most blogs.

Are you planning an election day prayer service at your church? Are you planning to serve communion in your community on election day to "unify" the community or to pray for our nation? If you answered yes to either of these questions our latest guest, Fred Schmidt, has a few words for you.

In this episode, Teer and Jason talk with Joseph Mangina. A professor of theology at Wycliffe College in Toronto, he is the author of Karl Barth: Theologian of Christian Witness as well as a recent theological commentary on the Book of Revelation. He also serves as the editor of the journal Pro Ecclesia.

The author of 'From Nothing: A Theology of Creation, Professor Ian McFarland frames for us what Christians mean when they talk about creation. He even took a last minute jab at the end of the conversation at the UMC seminary system.

Death, dying, and writing with Thomas Lynch.

Friday's Fleming Rutledge is back! This time on Tuesday. Whether it is through Moses, Joshua, Samuel, Paul, or even Christ himself God is speaking and working through their stories.

Teer & Jason caught up with Fred Schmidt. Fred is a professor in the field of spiritual formation at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL. In part 1 of their conversation, we focus in on Fred's expertise in the field of spiritual formation and prayer. Part 2 is when you might hear Morgan's head explode so you won't want to miss that.

Teer and Jason talk about porn addiction, shame, sex abuse, and suicide with Steve Austin, author of From Pastor to a Psych Ward.